Just a reminder: you're not restricted to just the PHB for selecting skills. Keep in mind: if your fighter is taking the skill "Spellcraft", then you should be prepared to answer some questions on your character's background!

* Develop a loose and flexible background for your character. Is he wealthy? An outcast? Socially connected? Also please make a simple, loose outline about what this character's goals are: what does he hope to achieve? What does he hope to gain? How do you envision his role in a party with four other people?

Example: Lucky Larry grew up impoverished along a river-side town. He scraped out a living by running as a messenger. Running allowed him to grow strong and hardy over the years.

HUMAN PERK PACKAGE:

If you are human, you gain the following bonus feats:

* Specialized training: Select any one (1) cross-class skill for your character class. This skill permantly becomes a class skill for your character. Example: Lucky Larry, a Fighter, selects the skill "Perform: dance". This skill is now treated as a class skill for this character.

* Advanced studies: Select two (2) of your skills that have a minimum of one (1) trained rank. You gain +2 bonus on the first skill, and a +2 bonus on the second skill. (q.v. feats "Acrobatic", "Alertness", "Athletic", etc.) Option: give this feat your own cool sounding name, but may wish to note, in parenthesis, that this is "advanced studies". Example: Lucky Larry selects a +2 bonus to "Perform: dance" skill rolls, and a +2 bonus to "Jump" skill rolls. The fighter renames the feat to "Legs of the Runner (advanced studies)".